Sleep disturbance, aches and pains, loss of sex drive… depression often causes physical symptoms. Here’s how to reframe the 5 most common ones.
Articles on: Depression
3 Helpful Metaphors for Your Depressed Clients
Here are 3 powerful, hopeful metaphors you can use to help your depressed clients gain a fresh perspective on their experience.
How to Treat Insomnia: a 3 Point Checklist
Being a therapist is a little like being a detective sometimes. When people can’t sleep there are always questions we must ask.
How to Help Your Client Beat ‘Learned Helplessness’
Feeling helpless when you’re not, because you were helpless in the past, is known as ‘learned helplessness’
Build Your Client A Roadmap Out Of Depression (4 Quick Psychotherapy Techniques)
A depressed client may (quite naturally) want to tell you all about their depression, but to really begin working with them you’ll need to discover where they actually want to go in positive terms.
5 Vital Facts To Tell Your Clients About Antidepressants
Many people are injured by the medical products they use. From anxiety and sleep disorders to sexual dysfunction and suicidal ideation, all antidepressant products carry a risk of side effects.
4 Instant Ways To Help Your Depressed Clients Harness The Power Of Detail
Big picture thinking can spell big trouble for depressive thinkers. It can make them turn very specific woes into a global disaster zone.
Why are so many people depressed?
We asked our Uncommon Practitioners this question on our Facebook page and the response was fantastic with many wise words shared. Rather than one answer being the ‘right one’ or the only one, I see your informed replies as vital parts of a whole ‘mosaic’ of possible depression causes.
